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Entrepreneurship and the 2016 Election (Blog Post) (view source)
Revision as of 12:18, 7 June 2016
, 12:18, 7 June 2016→Abstract
:After a powerful 60-40 victory over fellow Democratic nominee Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico this past Monday, supplemented with an additional wave of support from super-delegates, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/06/politics/hillary-clinton-nomination-2016/ CNN] declared Hillary Clinton the presumptive nominee for the Democratic party. She now joins presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump on still highly-contested and now highly predictable November 2016 presidential ballot. Over the course of the election, both presumptive candidates have remained, for the most part, silent and non-committal on the topics of small business and entrepreneurship policy.
:In light of this information deficit, growing concerns over the future of entrepreneurship have been amassing, as demonstrated at the Kauffman Foundation's 2016 State of Entrepreneurship [http://www.gvhlive.com/gvh-daily/2016/2/23/is-entrepreneurship-at-risk-in-the-2016-election Address].While specific candidate platforms have not been announced in regards to entrepreneurship, three of the main policy areas discussed in the election; Health Care, Immigration, and Economic Regulation, all directly relate to the prosperity of an American entrepreneurship ecosystem. Through an analysis of Clinton and Trump's statements in these three topic areas, a better understanding of the potential post-2016 futures of entrepreneurship may come to light. :Health Care regulation, specifically the [Affordable Care Act|Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act], also known as "Obamacare," has been accused of [http://www.investors.com/liberal-study-finds-obamanomics-killed-the-american-entrepreneur/ "killing"] small business. A 2012 [http://www.gallup.com/poll/152654/health-costs-gov-regulations-curb-small-business-hiring.aspx Gallup] poll of small business owners found that nearly half of small business owners point to potential healthcare costs (48%) and government regulations (46%) as reasons why they are NOT hiring new employees. In spite of this survey, the 2009-2015 head of the Congressional Budget Office, [http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-small-business/ Douglas Elmendorf], and [http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-small-business/ John Arensmeyer], founder and CEO of the Small Business Majority, have both released statements questioning any long-term negative affects of the Affordable Care Act and have even suggested that there will be benefits. Little conclusive evidence has been found one way or the other. :Immigration has been highlighted by the [http://sbecouncil.org/2014/07/21/entrepreneurship-immigration-reform-and-the-economy/ Small Busi
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